A city council runs a foreign city (5)

I believe the answer is:

accra

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'foreign city' is the definition.
'accra' can be an answer for 'city' (Accra is an example). I am unsure of the 'foreign' bit.

'a city council runs a' is the wordplay.
'city council' becomes 'CC' (political abbreviation).
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'a'+'cc'+'r'+'a'='ACCRA'

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(Other definitions for accra that I've seen before include "Capital of Ghana, African fritter" , "Capital city of Ghana" , "African port" , "West African capital" , "African city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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